# Scottish Labour leader presses Energy Secretary to approve Rosebank oil development

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/get-rosebank-oil-flowing-urges-scots-labour-leader/
- Published: 2026-10-22T19:39:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T19:54:12+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16231007/Get-Rosebank-oil-flowing-Scots-Labour-leader.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Michael Marra backs approval of the Rosebank oil development.
- The decision is more complex because most of its oil would be exported.
- Estimates put peak construction jobs at up to 2,000.

## Summary

Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra has urged the Energy Secretary to approve the Rosebank oil development, arguing it would support jobs and economic activity. The decision is politically contentious and is expected to be more finely balanced than approval for the Jackdaw gas field, as most Rosebank oil would be exported.

Marra said he recognised that the legal test differs for oil intended for export and gas for domestic use. Labour MPs have called for Rosebank to be rejected on climate grounds, while Scottish Conservative MP Douglas Lumsden has urged approval by Christmas. He says the project could support 1,600 to 2,000 jobs during peak construction and up to 525 long-term UK jobs; the department says reports about the Energy Secretary’s intentions are speculation.

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